Shame on those that withhold coverage

Last Friday's letter " Obamacare hurts lower-paid workers" from Ron Tupps did not reflect a historical perspective of why employers began to offer health insurance in the first place.

Last Friday’s letter " Obamacare hurts lower-paid workers” from Ron Tupps did not reflect a historical perspective of why employers began to offer health insurance in the first place.

After World War II, it was illegal to raise salaries in order to compete for employees; offering health insurance became the incentive that employers could use to attract new workers. It now is debatable as to whether health insurance should be tied to employment at all.

However, in today's workplace and economy, why would an employer want to intentionally deprive its employees of access to basic medical care? I will never shop at a store that holds such practices.

I shop at Kroger daily, to the point that they recognize me and greet me as one of their most regular shoppers. I know the company provides access to health insurance to their part-time employees and I applaud it for that.